dissociate

v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

v.tr.

1. To remove from association; separate: "Marx never dissociated man from his social environment" (Sidney Hook).
2. Chemistry. To cause to undergo dissociation.

v.intr.

1. To cease associating; part.
2. Biology. To mutate or change morphologically, often reversibly.
3. Chemistry. To undergo dissociation.

[Latin dissociāre, dissociāt- : dis-, dis- + sociāre, to unite (from socius, companion).]

dissociative dis·so'ci·a'tive adj.

verb

To remove from association with: abstract, detach, disassociate, disengage, withdraw. See assemble/disassemble.

v

Definition: part company with; separate
Antonyms: associate, attach, join

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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: part; cease or break association with
  Synonyms: disassociate, divorce, disunite, disjoint

Meaning #2: regard as unconnected
  Antonym: associate (meaning #1)

Meaning #3: (chemistry) to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - adskille, holde udenfor, spalte
v. intr. - adskilles, holdes udenfor

idioms:

• dissociate oneself    ikke ville vedkende sig, tage afstand fra

Nederlands (Dutch)
scheiden, ontbinden, uiteenvallen

Français (French)
v. tr. - dissocier, séparer de, (Chim, Phys) dissocier
v. intr. - se dissocier de, se désolidariser de

idioms:

• dissociate oneself    se dissocier, se désolidariser de

Deutsch (German)
v. - trennen, sondern

idioms:

• dissociate oneself    sich distanzieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαχωρίζω, αποχωρίζω, διασπώ, αποσπώ

idioms:

• dissociate oneself    διαχωρίζω τη θέση μου, παύω να ενδιαφέρομαι για

Italiano (Italian)
separare

idioms:

• dissociate oneself    dissociarsi da, distaccarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - dissociar(-se)

idioms:

• dissociate oneself    separar-se

Русский (Russian)
разъединять, разделять

idioms:

• dissociate oneself    отделяться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - disociar
v. intr. - disociarse

idioms:

• dissociate oneself    disociarse de, desvincularse de

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - separera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使分离, 将...分开, 分开, 分离, 脱离, 离解

idioms:

• dissociate oneself    切断自己与...的关系, 否认同...有关系

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使分離, 將...分開
v. intr. - 分開, 分離, 脫離, 離解

idioms:

• dissociate oneself    切斷自己與...的關系, 否認同...有關係

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 따로 놓다, (의식 등을) 분열시키다
v. intr. - 관계를 끊다, 해리하다

idioms:

• dissociate oneself    ~와 관계를 끊다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 引き離す, 解離する, 交際をやめる
adj. - 分離した

idioms:

• dissociate oneself    関係を絶つ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينفصل ( عن جمعيه أو اتحاد)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ניתק, הפריד‬
v. intr. - ‮התרחק מ-, התבדל‬

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